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Headquarters Corps Artillery Fourth Corps American Expeditionary Forces France 30 September 1918 Operations Orders. No. 54-B Reprisals 1. It should be understood in each Division, especially by the infantry, that it is impossible to stop altogether the enemy's artillery firing and that the best way of countering this fire is by reprisal. The general scheme of reprisals herewith will be used in each Division to al-lot reprisal targets to the different Groupings. Reprisals must be immediate and they should be made in such strength as to indicate both to the enemy and to our own infantry that we are giving the enemy more than we receive. IF the reprisals called for are to be fired by the Heavy Artillery of the Corps, the Divisions should call at once upon the Sub-grouping affected to them to carry out the fire, and the Sub-grouping Commander must respond immediately. 2. The general scheme of reprisals is divided into two catagories: (a) Short range reprisals in answer to the shelling of the infantry organizations and lines of communication in the forward areas. (b) Long range reprisals in answer to the shelling of towns, bivouacs and roads in the rear areas. In principle the Divisional Artillery is charged with Catagory "A" the Heavy Artillery of the Corps with Catagory "B" each acting in its normal zone of action. 3. The Divisional Artillery Commanders will make detailed studies of the enemy's territory with the purpose of picking out corresponding points to those habitually shelled by the enemy. The assignments of the targets to batteries will be made and communications organized so that the reply to the enemy will be immediate. The following scheme is offered as a guide: [Locality Shelled by the Enemy] Our front line organizations [Answered By Immediate Fire] The corresponding enemy organizations [Locality Shelled by the Enemy] Battalion P.C. [Answered By Immediate Fire] Enemy P.C. opposite to P.C. shelled [Locality Shelled by the Enemy] Occupied woods [Answered By Immediate Fire] Occupied woods or towns in Divisional Zone [Locality Shelled by the Enemy] Towns and villages not mentioned in Table below [Answered By Immediate Fire] Corresponding towns and villages in the Divisional zone. 4. The Heavy Artillery of the Corps will, in addition to the targets assigned below, reply to habitual fire on the roads and crossroads by a corresponding fire in the rear areas of the enemy. The H.A.C. will study the activity of the enemy with the purpose of assigning definite reprisal targets to his batteries. 5. The following Table of Reprisals will be put into effect at once: Table of Reprisals [Locality Shelled by Enemy] St. Benoit, La Marche [ Reprisal Fire On] Hagerville [Fire Delivered By] 89th Division [Locality Shelled by Enemy] Beney, Xammes, Pannes [ Reprisal Fire On] St. Julien [Fire Delivered By] 89th Division [Locality Shelled by Enemy] Jaulny [ Reprisal Fire On] Rembercourt [Fire Delivered By]78th Division [Locality Shelled by Enemy] Bouillonville [ Reprisal Fire On] Puxieux [Fire Delivered By] H.A. of Corps [Locality Shelled by Enemy] Nonsard [ Reprisal Fire On] Champs [Fire Delivered By] H.A. of Corps [Locality Shelled by Enemy] Essey [ Reprisal Fire On] Mars-la-Tour [Fire Delivered By] H.A. of Corps [Locality Shelled by Enemy] Thiaucourt [ Reprisal Fire On] Chambley [Fire Delivered By] H.A. of Corps

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Headquarters Corps Artillery Fourth Corps American Expeditionary Forces France 30 September 1918 Operations Orders. No. 54-B Reprisals 1. It should be understood in each Division, especially by the infantry, that it is impossible to stop altogether the enemy's artillery firing and that the best way of countering this fire is by reprisal. The general scheme of reprisals herewith will be used in each Division to al-lot reprisal targets to the different Groupings. Reprisals must be immediate and they should be made in such strength as to indicate both to the enemy and to our own infantry that we are giving the enemy more than we receive. IF the reprisals called for are to be fired by the Heavy Artillery of the Corps, the Divisions should call at once upon the Sub-grouping affected to them to carry out the fire, and the Sub-grouping Commander must respond immediately. 2. The general scheme of reprisals is divided into two catagories: (a) Short range reprisals in answer to the shelling of the infantry organizations and lines of communication in the forward areas. (b) Long range reprisals in answer to the shelling of towns, bivouacs and roads in the rear areas. In principle the Divisional Artillery is charged with Catagory "A" the Heavy Artillery of the Corps with Catagory "B" each acting in its normal zone of action. 3. The Divisional Artillery Commanders will make detailed studies of the enemy's territory with the purpose of picking out corresponding points to those habitually shelled by the enemy. The assignments of the targets to batteries will be made and communications organized so that the reply to the enemy will be immediate. The following scheme is offered as a guide: [Locality Shelled by the Enemy] Our front line organizations [Answered By Immediate Fire] The corresponding enemy organizations [Locality Shelled by the Enemy] Battalion P.C. [Answered By Immediate Fire] Enemy P.C. opposite to P.C. shelled [Locality Shelled by the Enemy] Occupied woods [Answered By Immediate Fire] Occupied woods or towns in Divisional Zone [Locality Shelled by the Enemy] Towns and villages not mentioned in Table below [Answered By Immediate Fire] Corresponding towns and villages in the Divisional zone. 4. The Heavy Artillery of the Corps will, in addition to the targets assigned below, reply to habitual fire on the roads and crossroads by a corresponding fire in the rear areas of the enemy. The H.A.C. will study the activity of the enemy with the purpose of assigning definite reprisal targets to his batteries. 5. The following Table of Reprisals will be put into effect at once: Table of Reprisals [Locality Shelled by Enemy] St. Benoit, La Marche [ Reprisal Fire On] Hagerville [Fire Delivered By] 89th Division [Locality Shelled by Enemy] Beney, Xammes, Pannes [ Reprisal Fire On] St. Julien [Fire Delivered By] 89th Division [Locality Shelled by Enemy] Jaulny [ Reprisal Fire On] Rembercourt [Fire Delivered By]78th Division [Locality Shelled by Enemy] Bouillonville [ Reprisal Fire On] Puxieux [Fire Delivered By] H.A. of Corps [Locality Shelled by Enemy] Nonsard [ Reprisal Fire On] Champs [Fire Delivered By] H.A. of Corps [Locality Shelled by Enemy] Essey [ Reprisal Fire On] Mars-la-Tour [Fire Delivered By] H.A. of Corps [Locality Shelled by Enemy] Thiaucourt [ Reprisal Fire On] Chambley [Fire Delivered By] H.A. of Corps